The Welcome Committee: 2 of my friends and I created a successful club for our Cultural Connections Project in Leadership where we helped international/new students feel welcomed as well as foster a positive environment for all students at Centennial through the different events and activities we hosted.
Academic goals: This year, I put much more effort into my courses which has resulted in good grades, study habits and a strong work ethic.
Got a job: In March 2023, I got my first job at Kumon as a Reading/Math marker. I met many new people and am now able to earn and spend my money freely.
Areas to Improve
Goals
Action Plan
Continue improving academically
In semester 2, I began slacking off on a few of my courses. I plan to change this by spending more times on homework and studying, as well as attending more flex blocks so I can catch up on unfinished assignments and ask my teachers for help. Because I’m unable to take summer school this year to retake a course, it’s even more important to do better than my current average in all of my classes to make up for it.
More volunteering
I plan to do this by keeping an eye out for more long-term volunteer opportunities by finding more resources that provide them. I will also set aside more of my free time for this purpose.
Healthier lifestyle
I hope to have a better sleep schedule by having a set time to sleep at night and wake up in the morning. I will try to do this on the weekend as well so it becomes a habit. I also will exercise more in the summer and eat better foods.
For our last assignment, we were required to make a program that asks the user what category they wish to search in and give them 3 choices. It should then sort the data based on that category and display the top 10. I used the knowledge from the Top 5 assignment to complete this code. But I struggled quite a bit because I ran into many problems such as the ‘uft-8’ encoding not working and the excel sheet not being formatted correctly. I repeatedly ran into errors due of this and I was frustrated that my code didn’t work. After much trial and error, and many google searches, I eventually researched how to get around these problems and implemented it into my code. I feel I have learnt a lot of new things after completing this assignment. I think my code is well written and robust and does a good job communicating with programmer notes, algorithm and docstrings.
I can statements
I build the skills I need to make my ideas work, and usually succeed, even if it takes a few tries (CREATIVE THINKING)
I can monitor my progress and adjust my actions to make sure I achieve what I want (CRITICAL THINKING)
I can clarify problems, consider alternatives, and evaluate strategies (SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY)
In Unit 4, we learnt many new coding concepts. For this assignment, “show off”, we were required to use 4 out of 8 of the coding concepts and create an application. At first, I found it challenging to figure out how I could incorporate 4 of the concepts. I was also not very clear on how all of them worked. After trial and error, I had settled on an idea. At this point, I had tried all the coding concepts and my understanding of them greatly improved. Although we did not learn how to use custom modules in this unit, I decided to include it to challenge myself. I think my code is well written and I do a good job of communicating with coding comments, algorithm and docstrings.
I can statements
I generate new ideas as I pursue my interests (CREATIVE THINKING)
I can monitor my progress and adjust my actions to make sure I achieve what I want (CRITICAL THINKING)
I can experiment with different ways of doing something (CRITICAL THINKING)
